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Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
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Ubud is a town on the Indonesian island of Bali in Ubud District.
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Soleil's friend, Sylvius, who owns an artist's homestay in Ubud, invited us to come with him to
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Sylvius dressed me for the occasion. I like the hats.
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Soleil making crepes in Sylvius's kitchen.
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Soleil making crepes for breakfast in Ubud.
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Crepe flip.
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Crepes filled with fresh mangos and coconut cream. Breakfast.
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Mango crepe delight.
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While eating my breakfast I looked over and saw this snail on a tree.
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It's a big snail. Several of the local people told me that they were delicious. "We fry them crispy."
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This large spider, and the much smaller male, were on the ceiling over the table.
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Sylvius designed and built this large, multistory building (and detached bungalos) on the edge of a ravine outside of town.
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Sylvius' Artist Homestay in Ubud.
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Bricks for the remodel. How do you get them down all those stairs to the house?
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Why, you just carry them all, four at a time, on your head!
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Ce Ce, the house watch dog. No one comes close without Ce Ce's notice.
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Ubud Strabucks. I did not go in.
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A really nice restored 63 Chev. Quite the spectacle in Ubud.
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We had our tea at a cafe overlooking a lush ravine.
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Ravine by the cafe.
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Spider at Sylvius's.
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Habitat behind the house. Looks like old abandoned rice terraces.
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Large Nephila spider. About 5" legspan.
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The much smaller male Nephila.
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Bananas grow everywhere.
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Lots of coconuts everywhere. Notice the katydid.
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This big Batocera beetle flew to a light at the house while I was reading. Pretty exciting. About 3 1/2 inches.
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This Dynastes also came to a light at the house.
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I found this snail in my bathtub.
